The Portland daily press., 1887-05-09
BRIEF JorrINcs.

--NoANaANN AlTClc Will meet
TINS evening with Mrs. Ii. L. Houghton. l6
Prospect street.
owing to the failure of its brakes TO hold.
horse car came near being struck by train
at the crossing on Green street, Saturday
afternoon.
Messrs. w. q G. II. Millilen shipped ,040,-
900 feet of lumber to Buenos Ayres on
Thursday, 1t required 104 cars to bring the
lumber to this city.
The Portland Steam Packet Company will
put on their Sunday night boat June 18th,
leaving both points at O'clock. Other days
they will leave at o'clock.
Mr.. j. A. Merrill met with painful acct
dent at his factory on Kennebec street Satur-
day, the fingers of one of his hands being
badly lacerated by circular saw.
The electrical gymnasium, a device for
giving muscular exercise in connection with
electricity, is the invention of Messrs. II. M.
Breed, E. W. Robinson and c. Il. O'Brien.
The total value of exports for the last week
was 144,520.25 the chief articles being
1852 feet Of lumber, 399 barrels of
apples, 40,422 bushels of wheat and 40,0
bushels of peas.
Reception Hall this afternoon at 4.3o o'clock,
instead of in the evening. Rev. Henry
Blanchard will deliver an address upon the
study of history.
The Forest City Steamboat Company's
new steamer Forest Queen was success.
fully launched at Athens, N. Y, Thursday.
Messrs. Curtis and Willard, of the company,
witnessed the launch.
The Nv. G. T. u meet with Miss Sawyer,
1903 Bracket street, at 2.3o o'clock prompt
this afternoon. A full attendance is special
ly desired to plan for the May festival, which
will be held next week.
Capt. Hugh Bowen of Chebeague Island
has completed the job of drilling hole in
Old Man Ledge, the scene of the Cambridge
disaster last spring. A spindle buoy will be
placed there by the government.
Mr.. Almon l.. Baston, clerk in the store
of +. E. Lowell, was kicked by vicious
horse one day last week. Mr.. Baston's leg
was SO badly injured that it will be several
weeks before he will be able to be out.
The Sunday school connected Will. ttlhiss
Second Parish church WI ill Roid tteir ami
versaEy services next Sunday 1t is expected
rev. c. A. Dickinson of Lowell, the former
pastor, will be present and address the
school.
A project is on foot to start factory for
the making of enamel cloth in this city. The
formation of company has been postponed,
but it is probable that the factory will be
started in year. About 100000 in stock
has been subscribed.
Mr. Elwell's Canadian tour this summer
will be enjoyed by party Of thirty. includ-
ing wheelmen from Boston, New York,
Chicago, and points in Pennsylvania and
Michigan, as well as several members of the
Portland Wheel Club.
The May meeting of the Portland Congre-
gational Club will be held at the Preble
House this evening. Rev. Joseph Strong
d. D., Secretary of the Evangelical Alliance,
will address the club on Cooperation in
Christian Work" This will be ladies
meeting.
The steamer intended.for the Damariscotta
line is propeller of about 200 tons, built in
1888. She is 100 feet long, % feet beam,
guaranteed to steam IS knots, and is first
class in every respect. 1t is decided to make
the company stock company of 100 shares
at $3.50 each. One half of the stock is al
ready taken in Portland. 1t is hoped to have
the boat running by the 10Th of May.
The Knights of st. Alban Commandery
accompanied by ladies, will leave Portland
Tuesday, July 10, on the excursion to Mt.
Kineo, returning Friday, the 22d. The party
will leave Portland about s a. m. and reach
Mt. Kineo about p. M, in time for tea,
stopping at Mt. Kineo Wednesday and
Thursday. The excursion will be accom-
panied by Chambers full band.
All unmarked graves of soldiers or sailors
will be furnished with headstones by The
United States government free of charge.
Applications should be made to Comrades
Frank G. Johnston, Benjamin Gribben or
John E. Loring, the committee appointed by
Bosworth Post, G. A. R., for Portland and
vicinity. All communications may be ad-
dressed to Frank c. Johnston, No 100 Middle
street.
There has been an increased demand for
articles at the annual sale of the Associated
Charities this year over previous sales, owing
probably in great measure to the fact that
the work is of much better quality than
ever before, showing greater interest by
those to whom the sewing has been given.
The receipts from the sale the past week
amount to about $500. The ladies desire to
thank the public for their generous patron
age